Ice-cream-dipper mold



March 8 1927' H. LANDMAN ICE CREAM DIFFER MOLD Filed March 8. 1926/f//fJ-f ger/naa Lamm.

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Patented Mar. 8, 1927.

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Application filed March 8, 1926. Serial lio. 93,121.

This invention relates to icecream dipper molds of that type adapted forcutting a slice of ice cream from a Vmass in av freezer or the like, andfor deliveringl such slice V.upon a plate or upon a confection to form apart of what .is known as an ice cream sandwich, this invention being;designed primarily Vas an improvement on the corresponding' d-evicefiled May 18. 1925, Serial No. 80,995 andfallowed October 19, 1925.

`My particular objects in this improvement VAare yto produce a moreefficient, economical and sanitary dipper mold, and one whichn possesses,afreaterrigiditv and strength.

l/Vith these Lgeneral objects in view, the

,invention consistsin certainnovel and useful ,Figurell is a fragmentaryside elevation A.withjthe parts shown in the relative position-s inwhich they occur in'asseinblingthem togetheror separating' them forconvenience of effectinga `thorougljh cleansing' thereof.

Referring to the drawingin detail, 1 and .2 represent a pair of parallelplates or sides spaced apart, and each with the greater por- 4tion ofitsrlength bowed outwardly as atV 3 for. stii'ening or strengtheningpurposes, and

the side 2 ispr-ovided at its upper and lower `margins with inturnedangle flanges 4 and 5 to constitute lrude ways for a slidable parthereinafter mentioned. The side 1 is provided--at its front end with arectangular enlargement ,6, widenedat its front end at 7.

,e and beveled inwardly at its front extremity `:isnt 8, to constitute acutting' edge.V

. `The corresponding. end of the side 2, also has arectangularenlargement 9 which corresponds in width for its full length to plate 6where widened at the end to constitute f .extensions 7, and saidwidenedend 9 is provided with parallel flanges to ,bridge the `flanges 11.

vor screws 15.

lap the outer side of end 6 rearward ofy the widened portion 7-thereof,` to `lool: the end 6 against separating' or spreadingn'iovementrelative to enlargement. 9,the widened end 7 being incidentally lockedflatly againstxthe opposing edges of flanges 10 forward of the Thisarrangement produces a mold or hollow head as solid as if cast in asingle piece for all practical` purposes, and the front ends of theenlargement 9 and flanges 10 are beveled inwardly as at 12, soV that inconjunction `with the beveled end- 8 said mold or hollow head may bereadily forced into al frozen mass of cream from which a slice or slabis to be eut. t

A suitable handle 13 of wood oir-any other material, is provided with .anarrow-ed eX- .tension 14 to fit between therear endsof the sides 1 and2, Vthis handle extension 14 beingsecured rigidly to the side 2 byrivets To secure the *sidel 1 firmly yet detachably to the handle, ascrewbolt 16 extends through side 2, extension 14 and side 1, and isengagedby a clamping wing'-` nut 17. `Just forward of the handle, thesides areprovided with upwardly-projecting vears 18, and extendingthrough said ears .is

a pivot pin 19, a removable device, such as a c0tter20, extendingthrough said pin and engaging the ear of side 2 to prevent endwisemovem-ent'of the .pin in one direction through said ear. y Anangle lever21 fitting snugly between the sides, is rigidly' secured on said pivotpin, and the other end of the pineXtends loosely through the side 1, soVthat the latter may be ,readilyspriing onto or ofi" the pin inassemblingv the parts vto-V gether or in separating1 them.

A coil spring 21' is mounted on pin 19, and has oneend 22 bearing on theextension 14 of the handle, andthe other end 23 bearing against theunder side of the upper or handle end of the lever, the spring' tendingto hold the lower end of the lever pressed rearwardly against'the frontend of the handle extension 14. A link 24 pivotally connects the loweren d of the lever with a slide bar fitting in the `guide groovesprovided between the side andV the angle flanges 4 and 5 thereof, sothat said bar shall `be capable only vot endwise movement, and

is fully 'charged with ice cream, it being noted that when the plungeris Jfully withdrawn, as shown, its front face is in the plane of therear edge of the opening through which the slice or slab of cream may beobserved, as in practice the pressure, with which the device is forcedinto a mass of cream, will cause the latter to bulge i outward slightlythrough the said` gage opening 27m Y The device, with its parts 1nnormal position as shown by Figure l, is adapted to be thrust into amass of ice cream. In this action, a slice or slab is cut yfrom the massand fills the mold or head, entrapped air 'escaping from the mold aroundthe plunger and also through the gage opening 27 so that a full chargeof the ice cream may be obtained. The operator then withdraws the devicefreni the mass and effects the discharge or dislodgment of the slice orslab by applying pressure with his thumb upon the handle end of thelever,r this pressure through the link 24, sliding the plunger forwarduntil its front face about flush with the vfront extremity of the moldor head. As the ejectment ofthe slice orv slab is thus effected upon aplate or any other article, such as a cake, wafer, cracker or the like,the pressure on Ythe lever is released and the sarinw 2l reacts andreturns the lunfrer to l t7 D VI its initial position'. rlhe device isthen ready to cut a second sliceor slab. To guard against sliding theplunger completely be- Y yond the front end of the mold or head, the

' also that the widened front end of the enlargement 6 by bearingagainst the front ends of' flanges l0, maintain the component parts ofthe head in proper relative position longitudinally and relieve thescrew bolt of strain tending to bend the same as the thrust into the icecream is made, which screw bolt andV its nut, in effect, constitute partof the locking features for the mold members.

lVhen it is desired to thoroughly clean the device, the operator canremove the wing-nut 17 and repress the screw bolt 16 until its threadedextremity is Vabout flush with the bowed portion of side l. He can thenspring said side outward slightly to disengage it from the screw boltand then push the side l forwardly so to slide it and its enlarged endfrom engagement with the flanges ll. rlChis separation of the partspermits of ready and thorough cleansing thereof, and if it is desired'toremove the plunger also, the link 2i may be readily disengaged from theslide bar 25. lf' it is desired to remove the lever, though thatordinarily will not be necessary, the end 2Q of the spring, can beraised from engagement with the handle and the lever moved laterally towithdraw the pin 19 from engagement with the side 2,

it being understood of course that preliminary to this operation.' thecotter 2O .must be removed. The parts are re-assen'ibled by reversingthe operations described, and these Voperations can be performed veryquickly and without the use of any tools.

From the above description, it Ywill be apparent that l have produced anieecream kclipper mold embodying the features of advantage set forth asdesirable in the statement of the objects of the invention, and whichmay be modified in minor particulars without departing from the spiritand scope of the appended claims.

l claim:

l'. An ice cream mold consisting of a handle, and a pair of clipper moldmembers, one of said members being secured to said handle and havingside portions With inturned flanges on said side portions and the otherof said members being removably held by said flanges and removablyattached to the handle. i

2. An ice cream mold consisting of a handle, a vpair of dipper moldmembers, one of said members being secured to said handle and havingside portions with inturned flangeson said side portions andthe other ofsaid members being removably held by said flanges and removably attachedto the handle`r and means operable from the handle to eject the contentsof the mold.

3. An ice cream mold consisting of a handle, a pair of clipper moldmembers, one of said members being secured to said handle and havingside portions with inturned flanges on said side portions and the otherof said members being removably held by said flanges and removablyattached to the handle, a plunger for reciprocation between the moldmembers for ejection of the contents thereof", a plunger stem, guide)flangesy on the flange-equipped mold member" for guiding said stein.and means adapted to be actuated from said handle to reciprocate saidplunger and plunger stem. i

In witness whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

HERMAN LANDMAN.

